ok, I gust did some research, first, I booted to linux and issued the ifconfig command to see if it found my ethernet card, and it apears to have found my card.

As for the "Using DHCP for eth0 ... failed" error I get during boot up, it apears the answer is here

http://www.ibiblio.org/oswg/oswg-nig...79.html#AEN326

And after some fusterating hours I did another search for "Rogers@home" in linux and found this:

http://www.geocities.com/linuxnewbiesite/rogers.html

But instead of useing netconf it uses netcfg. I looked that up and found out that netcfg has a GUI interface while netconf runs in text mode. I tryed to start netcfg but with failed atempts:

TclError: no display name and no $DISPLAY enviroment variable. My book on linux shows me how to set enviroment variables so I will try that. I contribute it to me not haveing configured my X11 server. So I am in the processos of trying to get my video card information, meanwhile i am stuck with netconf.

In lynx if i issue the g command to enter a url such as www.yahoo.com I get the message:

badly formed address www.yahoo.com

I would assume that the information provided at http://www.geocities.com/linuxnewbiesite/rogers.html should be easily applyed to netconf, I checked everything and it looks ok,

I have read so many newnet posts about getting rogers to work in linux, it apears that some people have suceded in doing so while others are left in the dark strugleing.

I realy apreciate all the help you people have provided me with.